A split Third Circuit panel on Monday backed a lower court's order blocking New Jersey from enforcing a sports gambling ban on trading platform KalshiEx, with the dissenting judge calling Kalshi's actions a "performative sleight" meant to hide that its products are sports gambling.
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3rd Circ. Backs Kalshi In Prediction Markets Battle With NJ

By George Woolston

A split Third Circuit panel on Monday backed a lower court's order blocking New Jersey from enforcing a sports gambling ban on trading platform KalshiEx, with the dissenting judge calling Kalshi's actions a "performative sleight" meant to hide that its products are sports gambling.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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Bausch, MSN Laboratories Settle Patent Battle Over IBS Drug

By Carla Baranauckas

Bausch Health and MSN Laboratories have ended their New Jersey patent fight over the irritable bowel medication Trulance after reaching a confidential settlement, filing a stipulation of dismissal that lets MSN keep its patent challenge and lifts the 30‑month stay blocking FDA approval of its proposed generic drug.

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Activewear Co. Fabletics Sued Again For Tariff Refunds

By Craig Clough

Fabletics, the activewear company cofounded by actress Kate Hudson, was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Friday alleging it is improperly pocketing tariff surcharges from customers and is refusing to commit to refunds, weeks after a similar suit was filed in Illinois state court.

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NJ Pharmacy Co. Sued Over Nursing Home Data Exposure

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey pharmacy for long-term care facilities is facing a proposed nationwide class action alleging it failed to safeguard highly sensitive patient information later accessed by cybercriminals, according to a complaint filed in federal court.

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LITIGATION

FERC Unlawfully Revived Pipeline Project, DC Circ. Told

By Keith Goldberg

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission flouted the Natural Gas Act and National Environmental Policy Act when it reauthorized a previously abandoned pipeline upgrade project in the Northeast, environmental and homeowner groups have told the D.C. Circuit.

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States, AEG Say Live Nation Sanctions Bid Is Nonsense

By Stewart Bishop

A coalition of state-level enforcers and AEG Worldwide on Monday separately pushed back against accusations of witness tampering from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. amid a trial accusing the live entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary of anticompetitive conduct, saying the defense allegations of undue influence are false.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Jackson Walker, Sorrento CEO Hit With RICO Suit Over Ch. 11

By Emlyn Cameron

More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial

By Parker Quinlan

A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."

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Trump Orders Could Chill US Arbitration, Group Warns

By Caroline Simson

The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction

By Lauren Berg

A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arenson Dittmar

ArentFox Schiff

Baker & Hostetler

Boyden Gray

Clement & Murphy

Cole & Van Note

Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

DLA Piper

FBT Gibbons

Finnegan

Foley Hoag

Gibson Dunn

Gimbel Reilly

Goodwin Procter

Hogan Lovells

Jackson Walker LLP

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

K&L Gates

Kutak Rock

Latham & Watkins

Levin Law PA

Liskow & Lewis

Littler Mendelson

Meyer Wilson

Milbank LLP

Motta Law

Munger Tolles

Niro McAndrews

Perkins Coie

Sills Cummis

Silverman Thompson

Strang Bradley

Susman Godfrey

Troutman

UB Greensfelder

Wigdor LLP

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AE Industrial Partners LP

AEG Presents LLC

American Bar Association

Astellas Pharma Inc.

B. Riley Financial Inc.

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

Boyer Co.

Carolina Panthers

Earthjustice

Eastern Environmental Law Center

Ingerman

Learning Resources Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

Sierra Club

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tesla Inc.

The Energy Coalition

The Kraft Heinz Co.

The Williams Cos. Inc.

Tilray Inc.

Viatris Inc.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Central Intelligence Agency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois Supreme Court

Legal Services Corp.

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin